I was checking out @enforcer48 thread today about baking banana bread when I had a flashback to an amazing banana desert I shared with my wife not too long ago. It was from a cafe my wife likes to go to when the kids are stressing her out. The cafe was her little secret until she decided to share it with me one night.
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This was the dish and it was even better than it looks! Whipped cream on top of bananas on top of french toast topped with almond slices and chocolate sauce. It only cost about $5 and was one of the best deserts I've had. One of the best, amongst many others I've had in Japan.
The Japanese take cues from the French when it comes to making deserts, everything is semi-sweet, not overwhelming dumps of sugar.
This was a parfait we had in Fukuoka at a cafe just outside of the train station. It was a vanilla ice cream topped with caramel corn, caramel sauce, with raspberries all on top of some type of cream. Paired with the coffee it was a delicious snack before heading back to Tokyo.
This may not look like much or even a desert, but wow it was delicious. It's a traditional sweet rolled egg omelet called tamagoyaki. We had it in a sushi shop in Tachikawa recently. I am not sure of this sushi shops recipe, but this was the best tamagoyaki I've had. Oh, and their sushi was delicious too.
Creme Brûlée is always an easy choice. This izakaya by my house had a slightly different take on it though. The flavor was fine though, normal creme brûlée.
Then there are the deserts that you won't die for, but are still delicious. Like these pastries from our local LeRepas, a bakery chain along the Keio train line. I used to go here often when dropping my daughter off at pre-school.
Donuts have been big in Japan for a long time, but to compete with Mr. Donut & Krispy Kreme you have to get creative. This earl grey donut from Starbucks was pretty damn good.
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To my surprise there was a bit of creme hiding inside.
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Then there are traditional Japanese flavors like matcha. This was an all you can eat place my wife and daughter like, fried yaki tori & deserts. I like matcha and other Japanese sweets like anko, but for Westerners I thinks it's an acquired taste.
Lastly, there are some deserts that are definitely not to die for. Akita Inu Cookies! These special treats came from my wife's home town way up in Akita prefecture.
They tasted like...
We didn't feel lucky after eating them. I think the people who made them were the lucky ones because they got us to buy them!
Haha, the Inu cookies remind me of the nasty flavored jelly beans.
Ya! My kids loved those jelly beans and made me bring them back to Japan every time I was in the US.
The cookies really weren't bad, just a normal cookie. They might have been better if they had some horrible aftertaste or something.
Everything looks very good, especially if it is as you say without excess sugar, I do not like sweets overloaded with sugar.
Most of it is. You really don't understand how full of sugar US sweets are until you try similar sweets without them. These actually have layers of flavor!
The place is so nice. Well decorated and foods are amazing. That banana bread looks delicious. Thanks for sharing your moments.
Thanks BDfoods. Presentation of food is very important in Japan. They take pride in what they do.
Dessert from Japan is heaven! In Indonesia, there are lots of Japanese specialty desserts and it's like every day wanting to buy them!
Ah, you are lucky too! I always eat too much when I am home in Japan....
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Thank you. I will check it out!
I find Japanese sweets still use too much sugar for my taste. But I could just be strange. My wife and I make anko ourselves, smashing the azuki beans and boiling them. Without any sugar it is a completely different taste, more of an earthy taste. Very good.
Anyway, so I can't comment much on the sweets you post except they do look good. The tamago yaki reminds me of shinya shokudo (深夜食堂). They featured how to cook it on one episode. Have you ever watched that show? It was mega popular for awhile. Oh netflix now I think. Wonderful show, and always makes me hungry with the feature food.
Anyway, great post!
I think it depends on where you go to get the sweets. Compared to America though, everything is less sweet in Japan.
Never had azuki beans plain before. It would be interesting to try them. My wife had a hard time eating mexican bean, refried and regular black or pinto, when we first met. Her only experience with those types of beans was anko.
Not sure if I've seen Shinya Shokudo. Is that the one with the famous young guy who cooks? There have been several cooking shows over the years nay wife would occasionally watch.
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